Finding Setsuna Love

I don't own Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi does. I am borrowing her genius.

A LITTLE BIT OF NOTES BEFORE THE CHAPTER

The response of all of the reviewers got me thinking. Should I keep Ivan or not? Well, you'll have to read the end of this to find out. This is the LAST chapter of Finding Setsuna Love.

I like to thank my constant reviewer, aserene, who follow this story from the beginning. You have a special place in my e-heart. As for the rest, Sirenic Griffin, Kiwigrl89, Black's Phoenix, animechick, Kawaii Plushie Fetish, LokiLeysmith, The Plutonian, just a random reviewer, Mich3ll3, Midnightdefender1428, and Miguel Dubón, thanks for reviewing at one time or another. A special shoutout to my Kingdom of Loathing family, greeneggsnham and NPC, who reviewed my story. Oh, I can't forget about my special Ophelia-koi.

AND NOW, THE FINAL CHAPTER

Finale: All I Need

She ran. That's all she could do. Her tears stung her eyes. Somehow she found herself at her house. It didn't matter how she got there.

Haruka and Michiru were watching a horror movie, not that they were frightened of the creatures on the screen, when they saw a green blur pass by them. Michiru got up from the sandy blonde's embrace and walked to the Garnet Guardian's room. The aquamarine beauty knocked on the door. "Setsuna, are you all right?" she asked. Haruka, curious of what had the normally stoic guardian running, also went to the entrance to Setsuna's room.

There was no answer. Michiru took this as a sign to enter her room. She had never been inside the Guardian of Time's room and so, she was floored when she opened the door. It was black as space and images of entire galaxies flew past her. The Soldier of the Sea held on to her lover's hand as she ventured into the unknown. Time and space seem to flow in a jumble. Finding Setsuna seemed so difficult if she were hiding within the infinity of space. The couple walked tentatively towards a white pearl that looked awfully familiar. As they near the pearl, to their surprise and horror, it was Silver Millennium in the times of old, days before the happy times were over. Michiru and Haruka looked towards the castle and they saw their partner, Sailor Pluto, sitting on a citadel, overlooking the happy queen and her vivacious daughter. There was a bitter smile on her face. "Setsuna" Michiru called. At the sound of her Earth name, she turned around and looked upon the worried faces of her comrades. "I suppose you want to know what happened." The Garnet Guardian figured. At the sound of their silence, she continued.

"I finally understand what Usagi-san went through when she saw Mamoru-san off. I want to be strong for his sake, and when that plane took off, I felt weak. I never thought that love would make me have such conflicting feelings. I mean, I am thankful for the short amount of time that we spent together. But now, I feel as if a big part of myself was ripped from me. I never thought love would make me feel this way." She laughs bitterly.

She stares down at the palace that housed her queen. "You know," she adds as an afterthought. "If Silver Millennium was not destroyed, I would have never felt any of this pain, this heartache. I would have always stood at my post, watching and protecting my Queen from invaders. I probably would have never met any of you." Before Pluto realized it, two sets of arms hugged her. She let her tears fall on stronger shoulders than her own. She let go of the avatar known as Sailor Pluto and became Meioh Setsuna once more. She looks at her companions, Tenoh Haruka and Kaioh Michiru. "Thanks!" the Garnet Guardian whispers. "I needed to cry." She wipes her eyes.

"I still love him and I will wait for him." Haruka and Michiru smile at their friend. "I mean, I have waited for eternities until the Sailor Senshi were reborn, what's another couple of years." There was nothing else to be said. Setsuna smiled, a small smile anyways.

The next day, Setsuna was working in Lani's studio when her phone was ringing. Lani was out so she answered it. "Lani's! How may I help you?" The person on the other end of the line spoke. "Is this Meioh Setsuna?"

"Speaking! How may I help you?"

"I represent the office of Shummit Addler, the world-star football player. I am wondering if you will be his escort to the world premiere of the opening of his chain of restaurants called the Winning Goal. It will be great publicity for your clothing line." Setsuna remembered that Lani also provided an escort service so her clothing line could be seen by the public.

"I would have to discuss it with my boss, Lani." Setsuna told the person on the other end of the line. At the same moment, speak of the devil, the woman whose name was on the studio appeared at the door. "Speak to me about what?" she asked. Setsuna placed her hand on the speaking end of the phone. "Someone by the name of Shummit-san wants an escort from here. The person also said that it would be a good opportunity to model our clothing."

"Tell her that you'll go." Lani instructed. "But…" Setsuna wanted to protest, saying that she didn't want to go and that she already had a boyfriend, but Lani pulled an Usagi. She looked at her with those sorrowful eyes. Every time her princess used that look, she would capitulate and acquiesce to her demand. And it was too late to look away. The Garnet Guardian sighed her long-suffering sigh. "Fine! I'll go!" she exhaled.

When she was at home, she took the cordless phone from its cradle and dialed a number. After four rings, a voice answered her. "Omojen-isha! Who is this?"

"It's Setsuna." She answered. Her heart was all fluttery at the sound of his deep bass. "Setsuna-koi, how are you!" The excitement in his voice was easily discernable. "I am doing well. I miss you though."

"I miss you too, Setsuna-koi. Why have you called? Is there something wrong?"

"Lani is asking me to escort this football star to the opening of this restaurant and…"

"And you wanted to know if I would be okay with it. That I trust you, is that correct?" He finished her sentence for her. "Setsuna-koi, I love you and part of love means having to trust you when we are apart. It is like your other job." The Garnet Guardian caught the connotations on other job. "You have to trust your comrades to have your back as you are completing your task, even if you are not watching them, right?" Setsuna nodded with him, even though he couldn't see it. "I trust you in that manner, Setsuna-koi." His words reached her heart and she cried.

"Arigato, Ivan-koi." She whispered. "I love you, even though we are far apart." "I love you, Setsuna-koi." With that, the two ended the conversation, everything that was needed having already been said.

The night of the Grand Opening came quickly and Setsuna was wearing a midnight blue cocktail dress. She did not care for this job but Lani did and she has yet to let anyone down. She sighed and took up her cross. A horn was beeping from the outside, signifying that the person who she was to escort was here. She opened the door and walked a bit stiffly to the stretch limo that seemed to be waiting for her.

Hotaru and Chibiusa were staying out of Setsuna's way for a big reason. They were the ones that set up Setsuna with Ivan, at least indirectly, and now she was feeling the heartache of his leaving to pursue his vocation. Perhaps, Setsuna was destined to be alone, they wondered. They also prayed that it wasn't the case, that there was a person who would love her for who she was. Secretly, they also hoped that it would be Ivan-san and he would return from South America quickly. One could only hope.

A man with curly red hair and an athletic build was waiting inside the limo. He looked at the Garnet Guardian like a man starving for his next meal. He wanted, no needed, this woman to increase his popularity. Shummit's popularity was waning so his publicist came up with this scheme to get him in the public's eye again: escort the rising fashion designer, Meioh Setsuna, to the Grand Opening of his new restaurant and kiss her. He also had to make sure that the cameras captured their kiss. When the designer entered his limousine, he smirked. The olive-skinned woman was a total knockout. This was going to work in his favor tonight.

It was a quiet ten minutes inside the limo. Setsuna's thoughts were directed at the good doctor and Shummit Addler's thoughts were directed at how this was very advantageous to him. When the limo pulled up to the place where the Winning Goal was built, the back seat to the stretch limo opened and the two people exited. Setsuna was bored out of her mind. She was a person of the quieter things and the hustle and bustle of the premiere was annoying to her. However, she schooled her face to portray nothingness.

Addler was spouting of his nonsense about his new restaurant. Someone handed him a pair of gigantic scissors and he cut the red tape, signifying that it was opened for business. The Garnet Guardian was so bored at this presentation that she didn't even see the football star come towards her. He wrapped his arms around her frame. To the emerald-haired beauty, it just felt wrong. That's what woke her up and she realized that he was hugging her. She also felt pressure on her cheek. Setsuna shuddered in disgust.

It was only a half second later that Setsuna, angry that some other guy came into her personal space, turned around and socked Shummit in the face. The Garnet Guardian stormed off, outraged at the man's audacity. She hailed a cab, feigning away from the reporters as she went home.

It was 9:30 in the evening when Tenoh Haruka turned on the television. Since there was nothing on at the moment, she decided to watch some of the gossip shows Usagi-tachi like to watch. As the sandy-blonde was watching she saw familiar long emerald hair. She turned up the volume.

"… And it seems just like his career, his love life has gotten the red flag." The gossip column reporter who looked a bit like Joan Rivers (A/N: shudders. Be afraid, be very afraid.) told her audience. "If you are just joining us, we are live at the Grand Opening of Shummit Addler's new restaurant, the Winning Goal, where it seems that that is date for this night, Fashion designer, Meioh Setsuna, had punched him in the face for kissing her. Let's go to the video tape."

Haruka was yelling for Michiru to hurry to the living room. Michiru had a mixing bowl in her hand, wondering why her lover was so adamant about her coming over. She looked at the television as a familiar emerald-haired woman's fist was in some man's face. The guy fell to the floor, clutching his face in pain. The two were laughing so hard that the aquamarine beauty dropped her bowl, the object shattering on the floor. However, that was not important. What was important was their obviously not photogenic friend storming off into the distance.

Setsuna came home to a laughing blonde and aquamarine. She glared at them while heading to her room, not forgetting to slam the door. The sea and sky duo couldn't help it. It was just so funny.

The next day, Lani and Setsuna were working on the schematics of their next show when a call came to their office. Lani picked up the phone and answered. While her boss was talking to the person on the phone, the Garnet Guardian was sewing together Lani's creation. Lani came back with a smile on her face. "Meioh-san, would you mind escorting Fontana Kenji to his movie premiere? It would be a big favor to me." Setsuna looked at her a bit annoyed. "I am a respectable woman, Lani, and I don't need you to set me up. However, I'll do it anyways." Lani hugged the woman as she chatter into the phone that her employee will escort the famous actor.

Setsuna was talking to Ivan over the phone, telling him of her troubles. He was laughing. "Are my troubles so funny, Ivan-koi?" she asks, feigning hurt. She felt a smile through the phone. It made her shiver in pleasure. "A little bit, Setsuna-koi. But know for a certainty that I love you and I will stand behind any decision you make." Her heart was strengthened by his affirmation of his love. "I only want you, Ivan-koi." She told him.

She could feel him smiling on her. That was exactly what she needed. "Aishiteru, Ivan-koi." The two said their goodbyes and hung up the phone.

It was a big night in Tokyo. All of the big movie stars were coming out in droves. Again, it seems that the Garnet Guardian was in the back seat of a limousine. She was escorting the big movie star, Kenji Fontana to the premiere of his movie, Revenge of the Samurai. The movie looked disinterested in her company, staring at her with bored kohl eyes and charcoal hair. He looked like he didn't want to be here any more than her and he did nothing to hide the fact.

Setsuna figured that this would be the time to make small talk, but not being skilled in that aspect, usually speaking when she was spoken to, she kept quiet. Quiet was good in her profession, standing alone, guarding that door. She could hear him sigh. The Garnet Guardian noted that there was no love or even lust on his face. She felt nothing close to friendship, just emptiness and longing, perhaps for someone else.

The limo pulled up to the Tokyo Premiere Theater where anyone who was anyone was convening. Fans of the stars were contained so that they would be held away from the stars. The two got out of the vehicle and Kenji put on a masked smile. Setsuna noticed the change and decided not to say anything. She figured that he was putting on a façade for his adoring public. The Garnet Guardian and the actor, as soon as they left the limo, were bombarded by the media, being impersonal and asking questions that was none of their business. The main question that they asked Setsuna referred to the incident with the football star that she punched. The questions directed to the actor had to do with the rumors of his sexual orientation. Both ignored the gossipers and headed into the theater.

Setsuna and Kenji were watching his film. Setsuna decided that she really didn't want to be there and zoned out, being alert to everything and nothing at the same time. This was a technique that she perfected while guarding the Door of Time for many millennia. As the end credits were rolling, the bored duo left the building, assailed by the media again. With nowhere to go, Kenji decided to confront the tableaux. He masked his annoyance with a smile. "I only have time for one question." The actor told them.

"Fontana-san," one of the loudest gossip columnists shrieked. "Is there a relationship with you and Meioh-san?" He moved in closer into her personal space. "Yes, we were childhood friends and we are to be married in three months." He ad-libbed, not looking at the shocked expression on her face, but rather looking at a figure moving within the sea of people. He recognized the figure immediately, for that figure was the person that he wanted to be with more than anything in the world. However, he felt coldness from this person. Among the clamor of the vultures known as the media, he heard two words that burned his soul. "You bastard." He ran after the figure, forgetting about the Garnet Guardian.

Setsuna, relieved that the actor left and she was free to go home, shrugged her shoulders and hailed a taxi, heading home.

Haruka and Michiru, knowing that Setsuna was going to be at the big movie premiere with the famous Kenji Fontana, tuned in to one of those Gossip channels and glued themselves to the couch. The tableau woman was rattling off something that happened at the premiere in an annoying screeching voice.

"And it seems that Revenge of the Samurai wasn't the only payback happening at this theater. The star of the movie, Kenji Fontana-san had a premiere of a different kind as a jilted male lover, yeah you heard me, male lover, came to the premiere of the movie, spitting fire and venom about being wronged. His date for the night, Meioh Setsuna, seemed shocked and left to her house. We tried to reach her for comment but she left before we had the chance to talk to her." The woman continued speaking in that manner.

Haruka and Michiru were looking at the television with humor. They had a bit planned for when the Guardian of Time came home. As the front door opened, Setsuna was greeted by the faces of a sandy blonde and her aqua lover smiling at her. "Wow," Haruka teased in mock surprise, "You really know how to change them, Setsuna." The two laughed uncontrollably. Setsuna glares at them and headed to her room, but not before giving the two of them an obscene gesture. That only served to make the couple laugh even harder.

Setsuna flopped on her bed, exhausted. She did not want to go on another date. She wanted Omojen Ivan, no one else. She fell asleep in her clothes.

The following morning, while Setsuna was once again at work, once again the phone rings. Lani picks up the ringing receiver. "Hello. Lani's office. Lani is speaking. Who may I ask is calling?" The voice on the other end said that he represents Naitori Sojen, the CEO of the car company, Tsukino Hikari. "We would like to have an escort for the dinner we are going to have tonight." Lani was going to volunteer Setsuna but the voice already anticipated this. "And it would have to be someone else other than Meioh Setsuna-san. No offense to her, but bad publicity seems to follow her."

Lani frowned at the last statement but, then again, after the incident with the football player and the movie star, the executive could be just trying to look out for himself. "All right! I'll have someone escort him." Setsuna breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to go out on another date. The Garnet Guardian finished the work that she needed to complete and went home for the night.

When she arrived, she found that the house, interestingly enough, was empty. She went to the fridge to see if there were any messages on it. On the freezer door, there was a note written in Haruka's almost illegible scrawl.

Setsuna,

We are going to an art show tonight for one of Michiru's students. Get dressed.

Haruka

Setsuna went to the bathroom to take a bath. After an hour of soaking in the tub, Setsuna got out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her body. She prepared a red satin one-piece dress and got dressed. After applying some make-up, she was ready to go. The Garnet Guardian looked at the clock. It read 6:00. She could hear a loud beeping sound come from outside. She got her keys and walked out the door, locking it. She entered the yellow convertible that belonged to her sandy blonde roommate, regaled in a penguin tuxedo. Michiru was wearing an aqua one-piece strapless. Hotaru, her daughter, had a spaghetti strap purple dressed that looked cute on her and Chibiusa, also known to her as Small Lady, had on a pink sunflower dress that accentuated her pink rabbit-ears hair. Haruka grinned at the forest-green haired woman.

"You didn't have to get dressed up for me, Setsuna-chan." She teased. Setsuna grinned back at her, which unnerved the normally jovial blonde who was thinking 'When does she smile like that?"

"I didn't know that you were looking at other women besides Michiru." She shot back in a rare instant of sharp wit. Not having anything to say to that, Haruka kept quiet as she drove while Michiru, Hotaru, and Chibiusa were laughing at the sandy blonde expense.

The artist in question was named Satori Jonas, a former student of Michiru's classes. He was unveiling his very first painting in a public setting and so, like a good teacher, Michiru came to offer him support. That meant if Michiru was going, the rest of the family had to go. The family was told, and when Michiru was telling she commanded in this instance, to go mingle as she offered her support. Setsuna did not want to interact with people so she stood off in a corner as she watched from afar.

Unfortunately for her, she bumped into the artist. He wasn't bad-looking with his brunet hair and green eyes. However, his eyes were attached to a certain aquamarine beauty. "Sorry!" she curtly responded. The painter did not respond but nodded his head as if he didn't register what happened. Setsuna shrugged her shoulders and left his presence.

The time for unveiling had come and all of the patrons came to the place where it would stay. Setsuna, being polite, went over to where the painting was going to be and waited as the curator was extolling his praises for the artist. The Guardian of Time yawned, obviously bored out of her mind. As the painter took his place to the tarp covering the work from prying eyes, Setsuna mentally thanked whomever helped moved this along. The artist removed the tarp and everyone's mouth was agape.

It was a rendition of "Venus Comes to Cyprus" (For all of you that know that painting, it is the naked chick on the clam). However, the artist took some liberties with the character of Venus because the goddess looked a little bit like a certain former teacher. Everyone gasped because they knew the reference. Michiru blushed uncharacteristically and Haruka saw red. The children looked like they were in between shock and embarrassment. Setsuna did the only thing she could do in this situation. She laughed hysterically, ignoring the shocked looks of the other patrons. It was so very funny to her.

A beat-down of an artist by an angry lover later, the family was ready to head home. Setsuna calmed down by then. Michiru would be unable to show her face in public for at least a month. Haruka was pretty steamed but that did not stop her from taking the painting and putting it in the car. The children avoided looking Michiru in the eye for fear of agitating the situation. All in all, it was a quiet trip.

The next day, Setsuna, Hotaru and Chibiusa were at the park enjoying the scenery. Hotaru and Chibiusa had decided to tell Setsuna about the plan today. As they were walking, Setsuna noticed that they kept their heads down. The long-haired woman took note of this and made it a point to ask them about it. They were so wrapped up in themselves that they did not detect the presence of the man standing front of them with his arms folded.

The man looked disfigured beyond belief. He looked like an amalgam of man and metal so that it was difficult to tell where flesh ended and metal began. "You are Meioh Setsuna, are you not?" a scratchy voice spoke to them. The three turned their attentions to the figure in front of them. "It's a youma." Chibiusa shouted in horror.

"I want you. I need you." The youma shrieked. Setsuna and Hotaru took out their Henshin Pens while Chibiusa took out her Henshin Brooch. "Transform."

Pluto Crystal Power, Make-up

Saturn Crystal Power, Make-up

Moon Crisis, Make-up

In a flash, three Sailor Senshi, Pluto carrying her Garnet Rod, Saturn with her Silence Glaive, and Chibimoon holding her Crystal Clarion, appeared in the places of Setsuna, Hotaru, and Chibiusa.

The creature rushed at them saying "I love you, Setsuna." The heroines jumped out of the way. "Why is that creature saying that?" Setsuna wondered aloud. Saturn and Chibimoon looked at the creature once again. He looked familiar but from where?

Pluto held her rod in the air as an indigo sphere formed at the head.

Dead Scream

The sphere launched at the youma, blasting it and throwing to the ground. Almost immediately, it got up and ran at Pluto. Saturn ran towards the woman she called mama and held her Glaive in the air, ready to protect her.

Silent Wall

A shield was created between Pluto and the youma. The creature bounced off the shield and into the ground. Dark energies collect at the bladed end of the glaive. Saturn pointed at the youma.

Silence Glaive Surprise

The creature was blasted. Saturn turned to Chibimoon. "Chibimoon, call Pegasus." She shouted with all urgency. The Pink Sugar Senshi clasped her hands as if in prayer.

Please Pegasus, Protect Our Dreams

The Senshi held the Clarion, ringing the bell inside loudly.

Twinkle Yell

With the sound of a bell, a brilliantly white horse with a golden horn appeared. From his golden horn, a small beam lit towards Chibimoon. Inside the beam was a Kaleidoscope. Taking that blessed instrument, she aimed it at

Moon Gorgeous Mediation

In a flash of prismatic colors and beams, a white sheen glossed over the youma. The metal over the creature shattered, leaving only the man. He fell to the ground, exhausted. Pluto went over and turned the body so that he was lying on his back. He took his pulse and felt something beating. He would be fine.

It was then that Saturn and Chibimoon recognized him. It was the metalworker, Nika Mayano. Both of their knees buckled at this revelation. Saturn used her Glaive to keep her balance and Chibimoon slumped to her knees. "We didn't mean for this to happen." Saturn whispered.

"What did you say, Saturn?" Pluto asked. From what she said, it seemed that she thought that she had something to do with this.

"Was it wrong to bring her happiness?" Chibimoon whispered. Now Pluto was completely confused. "I don't understand, Chibimoon. What are you two talking about?"

They turned towards her. "It's our fault." They spoke as if in one voice. "We set you up on all of these dates. We just wanted you to find love like Usagi and Mamoru and like Haruka and Michiru. Please don't hate us." Tears flowed down their faces. Saturn and Chibimoon could not face her anymore. They ran home leaving a very confused and shocked Pluto.

As if she could hear her jumbled thoughts, Sailor Moon walked in front of her. She heard everything and put all of the pieces together. "Pluto, I heard the whole thing." The two de-transformed and sat on one of the park benches. "Setsuna-san, do not be angry at them. They had your best interests in mind." Setsuna was about to speak but the look in her blue-eyed princess's eyes stopped her from forming words.

"They wanted you to be happy. Please do not be cross with them." How like her princess to make simple all of her complicated feelings. She looked at life with such a view that all people were essentially good on the inside. Setsuna had a small smile on her countenance. "Arigato, Usagi-san. I have to go now." Setsuna bowed to her and walked home.

When she got home, she found Haruka and Michiru staring at her worried. Michiru opened her mouth to speak. "They are in your room." No other explanation was needed. She nodded and headed into her room and opened the door. The two conspirators were on her bed crying. Setsuna placed a gentle, motherly hand on the two of them.

"I'm not angry at you." She began. The sniffling stopped and Hotaru and Chibiusa faced the Garnet Guardian. Setsuna ran a hand through Hotaru's jet black hair and Chibiusa's pink hair. "I wish you told me about this sooner, but I do not hate you. I could never hate you. I love you two too much to hate you. And I thank you for getting me out in this world." She brought their forms to her as she hugged them. "I also thank you for allowing me to meet Ivan-kun. Wherever that relationship takes us is yet to be seen, but know this for a certainty."

The three lied down on the bed as Setsuna rocked them to sleep. "I have already found love. I love you two as if you were my children." Feeling comforted in that fact, the two hugged her back. The three went to the land of dreams with a smile on their faces.

If what she had with Ivan was something that would flourish was not important now. It could be dealt with in the future. For now, she had all that she needed. And it was enough.

FINAL NOTES: This is the last chapter. Thank you for reading this. When you review, please leave in what you liked about this story, what you disliked, and questions you have.

Oh, I'll answer one question that was on the minds of a couple of reviewers. What will happen to Ivan? He will return. Have no fear. He will come back in my other fic, Sailor Moon, the Harper Saga. He will be mentioned in chapter four which I'll post in about a week or two. Thank you for joining me on this journey.

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